Henry experienced pain in his left side during training last week and the injured area failed to improve following ongoing treatment from medical staff, the decision was made to replace him in the squad.
The tournament will be the season's curtain-raiser as the Club prepares for the forthcoming I-League 2022-23 campaign. It will feature 15 teams that will play once against each other in a single round-robin format. The team at the top of the points tally at the end of 14 rounds will be crown
Despite tough competition for spots in the team, Kishan's omission comes as a surprise to many, given that he is India's second highest-run scorer in T20I cricket this year. In 14 innings, he has scored 430 runs at an average of 30.71
Abhishek played 14 matches during the FIH Pro League and displayed consistent performances, on the back of which he was selected in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games squad.
FC Goa, who are also the defending champions of the Durand Cup remain unbeaten in the competition, having competed in two editions of the tournament in 2019 and 2021.